COMPANY

Founded 1923 as Hassenfeld Brothers, by Henry, Herman, and Hilal Hassenfeld. American game and toy company, owner of Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, Playskool, Tonka, and Wizards of the Coast. Best-known properties include Battleship, Clue, Dungeons & Dragons, G.I. Joe, Life, Lincoln Logs, Magic: The Gathering, Monopoly, Mr Potato Head, Pokemon, Risk, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit.

Official Website:
http://www.hasbro.com/

Industry:
Consumer Products

Ticker:
NYSE:HAS

Corporate headquarters:
Pawtucket, RI

Sales:
$3.1B (2005)

Employees:
5900

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barry J. Alperin	Business	c. 1941		Former Vice Chairman of Hasbro
Herbert M. Baum	Business	6-Dec-1936		CEO of Dial Corporation, 2000-05
Milton Bradley	Business	8-Nov-1836	30-May-1911	Board games
Gary Gygax	Inventor	27-Jul-1938	4-Mar-2008	Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons
Meg Whitman	Business	4-Aug-1956		CEO of Hewlett-Packard

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Basil L. Anderson	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of Staples, 2001-06
Gordon Gee	Educator	2-Feb-1944		President, Ohio State University

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Biondi	Business	9-Jan-1945		Former CEO, Viacom, Universal Studios
Jack M. Greenberg	Business	1942		CEO of McDonald's, 1998-2002

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barry J. Alperin	Business	c. 1941		Former Vice Chairman of Hasbro
Marie-Josée Kravis	Economist	11-Sep-1949		President of MoMA
E. John Rosenwald, Jr.	Business	c. 1930		Former Vice Chairman of Bear Stearns
Paula Stern	Government	31-Mar-1945		Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86
Bob Tisch	Business	29-Apr-1926	15-Nov-2005	CEO of Loews, Owner NY Giants

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rob Fulop	Computer Programmer	c. 1958		Demon Attack, Cosmic Ark

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Meretzky	Computer Programmer	1-May-1957		Leather Goddesses of Phobos

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ryan Stiles	Actor	22-Apr-1959		Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Sheryl Swoopes	Basketball	25-Mar-1971		Three-time WNBA MVP

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